Letter dated Miami Missouri 1882

"Miami Mo, Jan, 30th, 1882

Mr. Milton Ferrill,

Dear Friend,

Your letter of the 23rd to hand and contents duly noted. Well Milt I am glad to hear that you are still living and having a boss time. You speak of tramps being in town. That just suits you. You can get with your kind. Yes Carry Williams is at Los Vegas, New Mexico running a barber shop making $80 a month clear of expenses but as you say he won’t stick very long…..Well Milt it looks like we was going to have a railroad. They commenced the survey from Marshall running to this point this morning so you can just look out for Miami is just going to be the boss town in the country. The road will run from Sedalia to Laclede and a new road will start from this point running to Kansas City through the plains by Malta Bend. I will let you know when I hear the cars whistle. You hold your breath until I let you know. Just closed up the saloon. A mob of about 50 or 75 men went down there and played hell with it. Some parties are trying to get their backs up about it. They gave the saloon keepers 48 hours to get away from town. His time is up and look out we are going to have little hell here in a few hours if he don’t skip. He went to Marshall Sunday after a lawyer to defend him against the mob. The mob notified his lawyer to come to Miami if he wanted to. If he did they would put him in the river but he failed to come. They have been running without a license for some time and the people got tired of it. You just bet they raised hell for sometime……..Yours truly, Jas.F. Vaughan

Bristol County 1742 Japheth Bicknell

Document of 1742. Know all men by these presents that I Japheth Bicknell of Rehoboth in Ye County of Bristol Blacksmith DO HAVE BY AND CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT RICHARD TREE OF REHOBOTH YEOMAN TO BE MY TRUE AND LAWFUL ATTORNEY FOR ME IN ALL CAUSES REAL PERSONAL OR MIXT MOVED OR TO BE MOVED FOR ME OR AGAINST ME TO APPEAR PLEAD AND PROCEED TO FINAL JUDGEMENT AND EXECUTION AS ALSO POWER OF SUBSTITUTION AS WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL THIS Thirteenth Day of October 1742. ON VERSO IT STATES JAPHETH BICKNELL POWER TO TREE.and also Peres Bradford Justice of The Peace Signs and States Rehoboth December 16th 1742 The within named Japheth Bicknell personally appeared and acknowledged the within written Instrument to be his Free Act and Declared before me. Has A Papermakers Watermark and Japheth Bicknell's Personal Papered over Seal. John Wheeler and Daniel King Sign as Witness's.

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1729 Samuel Besely Of Bristol

1729 document with Samuel Besely Personal Seal. Know all Men by These Presents that I Samuel Besely Of Norton in The County of Bristol Am Holden and Stand Bound & Obliged unto Richard Waterman Esq of Providence in Ye Colony of Rhode Island in The Full and Just Sum of Forty Eight Pounds Lawful Money of New England to be Paid unto Richard Waterman Dated 19th Day of May 1729 Witnessed by Mary Chandler & Ann Newson. On the back it States Sam Besely's Bond to Mr Waterman.

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Nathaniel Sherman 1719 Dartmouth Document

Colonial American Document fron 1719. This is a Warrant for Mary The Wife of Nathaniel Sherman of Acushnet Village in Ye Dartmouth that she appear at The Court of The General Sessions of Ye Peace to be Held at Bristol for Ye County on ye Second Tuesday of January next to answer to a Presentation of Ye Grand Jury. Exhibited against Her FOR HAVING A CHILD BORN OF HER BODY WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF HER MARRIAGE to do and perform what by sd Court shall be ordered and not to depart therefore without a License failnot to make return hereof with your doings thereon sd Court. Dated at Bristol The 13th Day of October in The 6th year of His Majesty's Reign 1719. Signed by Ebenezer Brenton.

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John Burridge, London 1669

Handwritten English Acquittance dated 1669 during the reign of King Charles II whereby John Burridge, Taylor and Bricklayer of London aclnowledges satisfaction of a debt on real estate from Charles Plomer, a Merchant Taylor of London.

Raynham in The County of Bristol in New England

Colonial American Document of 1743. This Document has John White of Raynham in The County of Bristol in New England House-Carpenter Sueing Pendleton Brittain of Raynham Husbandman Seven Pounds One Shilling and Eight Pence and One Pound & Fifteen Shillings & Nine Pence COST OF SUIT as to us appears of record, Whereas Execution Remains to be Done. We Command you therefore that of The Goods Chattles or Lands of The sd Pendleton Brittain you cause to be Paid and if None We Command you to Take The Body of The sd Pendleton Brittain and Commit them unto Our Goal in Bristol and detain in your custody until They Pay The Full Sums. On Verso Sam White Sheriff Signs and States No Collection

Miami Missouri In 1882

"Miami Mo, Jan, 30th, 1882

Mr. Milton Ferrill,

Dear Friend,

Your letter of the 23rd to hand and contents duly noted. Well Milt I am glad to hear that you are still living and having a boss time. You speak of tramps being in town. That just suits you. You can get with your kind. Yes Carry Williams is at Los Vegas, New Mexico running a barber shop making $80 a month clear of expenses but as you say he won’t stick very long…..Well Milt it looks like we was going to have a railroad. They commenced the survey from Marshall running to this point this morning so you can just look out for Miami is just going to be the boss town in the country. The road will run from Sedalia to Laclede and a new road will start from this point running to Kansas City through the plains by Malta Bend. I will let you know when I hear the cars whistle. You hold your breath until I let you know. Just closed up the saloon. A mob of about 50 or 75 men went down there and played hell with it. Some parties are trying to get their backs up about it. They gave the saloon keepers 48 hours to get away from town. His time is up and look out we are going to have little hell here in a few hours if he don’t skip. He went to Marshall Sunday after a lawyer to defend him against the mob. The mob notified his lawyer to come to Miami if he wanted to. If he did they would put him in the river but he failed to come. They have been running without a license for some time and the people got tired of it. You just bet they raised hell for sometime……..Yours truly, Jas.F. Vaughan

John R. Atwater Civil War Document

Civil War document written, August 13, 1863 the camp of the 15th Connecticut Voluteer Regiment was located at Portsmouth, Virginia. The purpose of the document was to make an installment payment of 10 dollars due to John R. Atwater on a bounty of a $100.00 that was promised him from the state of Connecticut as an incentive to enlist in company 'K' of the 15th Connecticut volunteer regiment. The voucher is signed by Atwater and his commanding officer Henry H. Stiles.

Amherst, New Hampshire 1801

David Swett of Amherst, New Hampshire & Levi Dearborn of North Hampton
& a case in Exeter in 1801 involving money. Signed by William Parker, Justice of the Peace.

1799, Maryland court document

Maryland court document dated 1799, Maryland, where Upton Beall has signed as court clerk in a case that resulted in a fine of 250 lbs of tobacco.

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